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Villarreal vs Espanyol — result, stats & head-to-head, 9 Feb 2026

Villarreal vs EspanyolLa Liga · Round 23 · Estadio de la Cerámica4–1
Matches
Villarreal 4–1 Full time Espanyol

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 12'
    Omar El HilaliVAR check
  2. 35'
    Georges Mikautadze · 1–0assist: Tajon Buchanan
  3. 41'
    José Salinas · 2–0Left foot shot
  4. 50'
    Nicolas Pépé · 3–0assist: Alberto Moleiro
  5. 55'
    Alberto Moleiro · 4–0assist: Georges Mikautadze
  6. 88'
    Ludovic Taillandier · 4–1assist: Cyril Ngonge
Show all 22 events (+16 subs & bookings)
  1. 6'
    José Salinasyellow card
  2. 12'
    Omar El HilaliVAR check
  3. 16'
    Tajon Buchananyellow card
  4. 35'
    Georges Mikautadze · 1–0assist: Tajon Buchanan
  5. 41'
    José Salinas · 2–0Left foot shot
  6. 46'
    Fernando Calero ↑ Clemens Riedel ↓substitution
  7. 50'
    Nicolas Pépé · 3–0assist: Alberto Moleiro
  8. 53'
    Edu Expósitoyellow card
  9. 55'
    Alberto Moleiro · 4–0assist: Georges Mikautadze
  10. 57'
    Clemens Riedelyellow card
  11. 59'
    Edu Expósito ↑ Charles Pickel ↓substitution
  12. 59'
    Roberto Fernández ↑ Kike García ↓substitution
  13. 59'
    Tyrhys Dolan ↑ Cyril Ngonge ↓substitution
  14. 64'
    Tajon Buchanan ↑ Ayoze Pérez ↓substitution
  15. 65'
    Dani Parejo ↑ Santi Comesaña ↓substitution
  16. 70'
    Pape Gueyeyellow card
  17. 72'
    Pere Milla ↑ Antoniu Roca ↓substitution
  18. 73'
    Santiago Mouriño ↑ Alex Freeman ↓substitution
  19. 73'
    Georges Mikautadze ↑ Tani Oluwaseyi ↓substitution
  20. 80'
    Alberto Moleiro ↑ Hugo López ↓substitution
  21. 88'
    Ludovic Taillandier · 4–1assist: Cyril Ngonge
  22. 89'
    Sergi Cardonayellow card

Villarreal left · Espanyol right

Periods

Villarreal
1st half2
2nd half2
Extra time0
Espanyol
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

10Shots9
3Shots on target2
5Corners8
19Fouls11
11Tackles14
3Yellow cards3

Match information

La LigaCompetition
23Round
Mon 9 Feb · 20:00 UTCKickoff
Estadio de la CerámicaVenue
23,500Capacity
16,825 (72% full)Attendance
Adrián Cordero VegaReferee
14°C · moderate rainWeather

Possession

Possession
49% · 51%
Duels won
53% · 47%
Pass accuracy
88% · 85%

Breakdown

Shooting
7Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box5
3Shots blocked2
3Big chances created1
0Big chances missed1
Passing
428Passes439
15Crosses26
2Accurate crosses3
31Long passes50
13Accurate long passes25
Defence
8Interceptions8
1Keeper saves0
Duels & dribbles
46Duels won41
18Dribble attempts14
9Successful dribbles7

Goalscorers

Georges Mikautadze 13Villarreal
Alberto Moleiro 10Villarreal
Gerard Moreno  10Villarreal

Bench

Villarreal · bench

3Freeman6.2↑ 73'
4Marín ZamoraDF
7BalagueroFW
14Veiga6.2↑ 65'
21Oluwaseyi6.3↑ 73'
22Gutiérrez6.7↑ 64'
25Tenas UreñaGK
32Lopez6.5FW

Espanyol · bench

1ViñasGK
2Sánchez SáezDF
15Rubio LestánDF
16Ngonge7.3↑ 59'
17PagèsFW
18Pickel6.5↑ 59'
19Martínez6.6↑ 59'
20Roca Vives6.3↑ 72'
30JiménezGK
38Riedel6.2↑ 46'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Villarreal have won 3 and Espanyol 0 — 0 ended level.

2025 · La LigaEspanyol vs Villarreal 0–2 2025 · La LigaVillarreal vs Espanyol 1–0 2024 · La LigaEspanyol vs Villarreal 1–2 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Villarreal LLLLD
Espanyol LDLLL

La Liga

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1FC Barcelona3831169536+5994
2Real Madrid3827567735+4286
3Villarreal38226107246+2672
4Atlético de Madrid38216116244+1869
5Real Betis38151585948+1160
6Celta de Vigo381412125348+554
7Getafe38156173238-651
8Rayo Vallecano381214124144-350
9Valencia381310154655-949
10Real Sociedad381113145961-246
11Espanyol381210164355-1246
12Athletic Club38136194358-1545
13Sevilla38127194660-1443
14Deportivo Alavés381110174456-1243
15Elche381013154957-843
16Levante38119184761-1442
17Osasuna38119184450-642
18Mallorca38119184757-1042
19Girona38914153955-1641
20Real Oviedo38611212660-3429

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
3
Villarreal
LLLLD
 6.90 72
11
Espanyol
LDLLL
 6.46 46
Market

No market on record.

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Form
VillarrealLLLLD
EspanyolLDLLL
Match stats
49Possession51
10Shots9
3On target2
5Corners8
3Yellow cards3